6 April 1994Crisis Committee InfluenceTheoneste Bagosora
Participates in meetings shaping the extremist response to the crash.
Historical records for Rwanda in 1994, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Participates in meetings shaping the extremist response to the crash.
Death of Juvenal Habyarimana
His death triggers the final collapse of the peace process.
Emerges as a senior military authority after Habyarimana's death.
Dies when his aircraft is shot down near Kigali airport.
Attempts to address the nation after the president's death.
UNAMIR seeks to protect her amid escalating violence.
Is murdered by government soldiers in Kigali.
Her killing removes a prominent moderate political leader.
RPF forces move to defeat the interim government.
Heads the interim government during the genocide.
Becomes interim president after Habyarimana's death.
Orders renewed RPF military operations after the massacres begin.
Exercises significant authority within the defence establishment.
Leads the cabinet during the genocide.
Later tribunals hold him responsible for major atrocities.
Becomes prime minister of the interim government.
He is later convicted of genocide by the ICTR.
Participates in violence against Tutsi civilians in Kibuye.
He is later convicted for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Exercises local authority as killings spread through Taba commune.
He is later convicted for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Commands the Gisenyi operational sector during the genocide.
He is later convicted for genocide-related crimes.
Commands the Para Commando Battalion during the genocide.
RPF forces capture Kigali after weeks of fighting.
The interim government continues retreating westward.
RPF forces capture Butare.
The military advance further collapses interim government control.
Government troops concentrate increasingly around Gisenyi.
RPF forces capture Ruhengeri.
Remaining government forces retreat into Zaire.
RPF forces capture Gisenyi near the Zaire border.
Declares a unilateral ceasefire after defeating government forces.
The civil war and organized genocide effectively end.
The cabinet includes several parties under RPF dominance.
Becomes president in the new Government of National Unity.
Exercises dominant influence in the post-genocide government.
The administration begins rebuilding Rwanda after genocide.
Becomes prime minister in the Government of National Unity.
Becomes vice president and defence minister.
Members of the interim government seek refuge in Zaire.
Flees Rwanda as the RPF completes its military victory.
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